[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 39CFR6.6]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 6--MEETINGS (ARTICLE VI)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 6.6  Quorum and voting.

    As provided by 39 U.S.C. 205(c), the Board acts by resolution upon a 
majority vote of those members who are present. No proxies are allowed 
in any vote of the members of the Board. Any 6 members constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business by the Board, except:
    (a) In the appointment or removal of the Postmaster General, and in 
setting the compensation of the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster 
General, 39 U.S.C. 205(c)(1) requires a favorable vote of an absolute 
majority of the Governors in office;
    (b) In the appointment or removal of the Deputy Postmaster General, 
39 U.S.C. 205(c)(2) requires a favorable vote of an absolute majority of 
the Governors in office and the Postmaster General;
    (c) In the appointment, removal, or in the setting of the 
compensation of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or other necessary 
staff, a favorable vote of an absolute majority of the Governors in 
office is required;
    (d) In the adjustment of the total budget of the Postal Rate 
Commission, 39 U.S.C. 3604(c) requires a unanimous written vote of the 
Governors in office;
    (e) In the modification of a recommended decision of the Postal Rate 
Commission, 39 U.S.C. 3625 requires a unanimous written vote of the 
Governors in office; and
    (f) In the approval, allowance under protest, or rejection of a 
recommended decision of the Postal Rate Commission, the Governors act 
upon a majority vote of the Governors present, and the required quorum 
of 6 members must include at least 5 Governors;
    (g) In the determination to close a portion of a meeting or to 
withhold information concerning a meeting, 5 U.S.C. 552b(d)(1) requires 
a vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board; and
    (h) In the decision to call a meeting with less than a week's 
notice, 5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(1) requires a vote of a majority of the members 
of the Board. In the decision to change the subject matter of a meeting, 
or the determination to open or close a meeting, 5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(2) 
requires a vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board.